Some firefighters prepare to go inside a house in the 100 block of West First Street, Roxana, while fighting a fire Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from at least six departments fought the blaze, which did extensive damage to the home. No injuries were reported at the scene. less

Some firefighters prepare to go inside a house in the 100 block of West First Street, Roxana, while fighting a fire Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from at least six departments fought the blaze, which did ... more

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A firefighter clears debris from the front porch of a house fire in the 100 block of West First Street in Roxana Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from at least six departments fought the blaze, which did extensive damage to the home. No injuries were reported at the scene. less

A firefighter clears debris from the front porch of a house fire in the 100 block of West First Street in Roxana Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from at least six departments fought the blaze, which did ... more

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Fire causes heavy damage to Roxana home

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ROXANA —A mid-afternoon fire caused extensive damage to a home in the 100 block of West First Street in Roxana Tuesday.

No injuries were reported at the scene, but Roxana Fire Chief Daryl Trask said there was heavy smoke and fire damage to the home at 132 W. First.

The fire occurred at about 3 p.m., and firefighters from at least six different departments responded.

Trask said a lot of manpower was needed in part because of the heat, but also because they needed to open up the roof and walls to get to the fire.

“When we got here we had heavy smoke showing out of the garage from the basement,” he said. “We had an interior crew make an attack down there. It’s kind of a maze down there, so we had a tough time finding it.”

Firefighters had blocked off Illinois 111 to access water on the other side of the highway.

He said the fire appeared to start near the front of the house, possibly in the basement.

“It looks like it climbed inside that front wall and then went up into the attic,” he said. “We finally got a crew up there and got it extinguished.”

Firefighters were still on the scene at about 4:30 p.m. Trask said they had no idea at that time what the cause of the fire was.

“We’ll probably call the fire marshal in for a little assistance in cause and origin,” he said.